Photoshop books

fingerz · 16-02-2006, 16:26

I've just finished Martin Evening's excellent book on CS2 and I'm now looking for something else. I know a few of you have ploughed through several books so I thought I'd ask advice.

I'm looking to read something that's heavily geared towards the processing side. I don't really need to know about retouching, graphics/vector stuff, image management, Adobe Camera RAW or anything like that.

While Mr Evening does a fine job of explaining everything, he tends to gloss over 'traditional' processing (dodging/burning, soft focus, etc) in favour of retouching. Are there any good books that focus solely on processing in that way?

I know there are lots of tutorials online but I would like a proper book, really.

dlh · 17-02-2006, 21:14

Scott Kelby's "The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers" is worth a flick through in your local Waterstones. Haven't had a chance to read through it yet myself but the CS version was a corker and covers all sorts of processing methods and alternatives. I'm sure it will cover a lot that's already covered in Evening's book though, so take a look first.

Bachs · 17-02-2006, 22:41

I've just pre-ordered Scott Kelbys' new book 'The Photoshop Channels Book' due out at the end of the month.

Looks good!

noah · 17-02-2006, 23:51

im a scott kelby fan. funny man, good tips. i regularly refer to his book (cs2).

16-02-2006, 16:26	#1 (permalink)
fingerz Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 790	Photoshop books I've just finished Martin Evening's excellent book on CS2 and I'm now looking for something else. I know a few of you have ploughed through several books so I thought I'd ask advice. I'm looking to read something that's heavily geared towards the processing side. I don't really need to know about retouching, graphics/vector stuff, image management, Adobe Camera RAW or anything like that. While Mr Evening does a fine job of explaining everything, he tends to gloss over 'traditional' processing (dodging/burning, soft focus, etc) in favour of retouching. Are there any good books that focus solely on processing in that way? I know there are lots of tutorials online but I would like a proper book, really.

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17-02-2006, 21:14	#2 (permalink)
dlh Getting Comfy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lost in Surrey Posts: 132	Scott Kelby's "The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers" is worth a flick through in your local Waterstones. Haven't had a chance to read through it yet myself but the CS version was a corker and covers all sorts of processing methods and alternatives. I'm sure it will cover a lot that's already covered in Evening's book though, so take a look first.

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Bachs Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montrose NE Scotland Posts: 919	I've just pre-ordered Scott Kelbys' new book 'The Photoshop Channels Book' due out at the end of the month. Looks good!

17-02-2006, 23:51	#4 (permalink)
noah Been here a while Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: cardiff and bristol Posts: 414	im a scott kelby fan. funny man, good tips. i regularly refer to his book (cs2).